Bat conjecture for finite length spectra of convex polygons

Let n3n\geq 3, and let Ω1\Omega_1 and Ω2\Omega_2 be convex nn-gons. A primitive closed geodesic is a closed geodesic that is not a nontrivial iterate of a shorter closed geodesic; consider the lengths of such geodesics in each polygon. Bat conjecture. For each n3n\geq 3, there exists N=N(n)N=N(n) such that, if the lengths of NN primitive closed geodesics of Ω1\Omega_1 and Ω2\Omega_2 coincide, then Ω1\Omega_1 and Ω2\Omega_2 are identical up to a rigid motion. This is motivated by the analogy with bats locating objects from finitely many sound-return times. The source gives no resolution.

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Zhiqin Lu and Julie Rowlett, “The sound of symmetry”, arXiv:2012.05851 (2020).

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